The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-01-27

During the time he spent In Tarpon Springs he
seemed TO he well supplied with money. The
schooner has since been lying ut her anchorage
abandoned and when b0Arded q few days ago she
VAS found tobe in first-class order with the exce
ttou0f sail hung III chopped up presumably with
Ratchet, and which was found lying on the for.
ward deck. The general impressions is that the
captain has been murdered for his nlnDey by the
young man who left the schooner where she
now lies. a' s7FSes- @@saN-*a 20
Seville Tndependent.' On Monday Mr.
Andrew Harper brought In from Mr.. w. Z.
Lente's gardens at Nirvaua, 0 wonderfully nice
lot of vegetables for the Hotel Seville, including
Cape Broccoli, fine specimens of Caulihower aud
Celery. The constant demand for labor ON the
various new buildings in process OF erection has
50 far no doubt prevented the necessary i'm
rrovement OF the streets. and the roads leading
intotO Let us he patient, and all things Will
be done for the good of Seville that the most ex-
acting could desire.
Cedar Key Gulf Tle,o An old civil engin
Ger said two years ago TO friend OF ours, !" You
will live to this a city of % 900 Inhabitants
and one Of the most important towns OF the
State" Well, we begin to think he was right.
Ii ever a town began 10 grow in the right way,
ours is doing it now. Quite number Of
strangers have been perambulating our streets
the past week, enjoying our incompatible eli
mate, and eating fish and oysters. The latter,
by the by, arc now in fine flavor and condition,
and judging by the amount shipped, are finding
apprecative consumers. More people want to
know all about Cedar Key and the west Gulf
coast. We will to buy have type writer soon, or
call on our many self sacrificing citizens to help
us answer these letters if they increase much
more. Let all the world know, We have got the
best town, place, comfy and section in the State
or in the Union. and we are just as happy as
happy can be. We have lived here sixteen
years, and shall till-wel, till we blow away.
Rev. Mr.. Smith, Of the Presbyterian church, late
of Tallahassee has moved his family to our city,
and has taken the dwelling corner of ID and 9th
streets, lately occupied by Mr.. Bedford. Our
people are to be congratulated upon this acqui
sltion, and we hope TO he able to chronicle more
events of the same nature. MIR. Smith will be
engaged in the pastoral work here and on the
line of the road, and it is ardenty hoped that his
labors may result in great good.
-Sumtervie Tunes On last Tuesday night
the thermometer at this place registered from
% to "a, and considerable ice was seen on
small ponds in the neighbOrhood and vessels
around the houses Oranges in exposed places
were frozen, but the crop upon the trees at
present was not damaged to any consid cradle
extent. Some carly vegetables were killed, as
we learn from our truck growers. FOrtu-
natcly about two-thirds or more OF the orange
crop in this entire section had been marketed
before this last freeze; so we hardly think our
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by the cold of Tuesday night. Strawberry
plants were injured to a more or less extent
in this locality :. Herman Ward who lived
about seven miles northeast of this place, was
accidentally drowned in lake near his house
on the 10Th instant. He left his home that
morning, carrying gun, in search OF some OF
his hogs, and not returning al night the fam
lily became uneasy, and party was sent out
at once in search of him. They had not gone
lar before they discovered his gun and cloth
ing near lake, but Mr. Ward was nowhere
to be seen They then procured boat and
'lrcdgcd the stream and found his remains only
a short distance from where his cluhing was
lying. A dead duck was floating on the water
near where his body was found, and it is sup
posed he had killed il, and on going after his
game, got into water over his head and was
drowned. A jury was empenelled and an in
quest held over the body, and verdict rem
dcred in accordance with the facts above stated
MIR. Ward was 70 years of age, and was a
quiet good citizen
-Apalachicola Times: One gentleman in the
city offers to give $4,000 towards an artesian
well, and another offers to give $4,000 towards
the purchase of fire engine. Fishermen re
port the nny tribe plentiful so much SO, in fact,
that the supply far exceeds the demand. BY
Thursdays mail MIR. Orman received very fiat
tering report of Miss Saddles course in The Wcs-
leyan College-sOphomore class She rates SO
and other ratings are nearly as good. The
many friends OF Miss Sadie join with her
proud father and mother in wishing her God
speed and happy termination To her collegiate
course. .. Last Sunday morning HE community
were startled by the information that Dir. ID. j.
Murat, well known citizen who has resided
here for number OF years, had committed sui
eide. DR.. Alexander was called in when it was
ascertained that Mr.. Murat was suffering from
acute pains in the stomach, but he arrived to
late He had been in the house hardly two
minutes before the unfortunate man was dead.
When il was first proposed send for medical aid
Mr.. Murot said: = Ii is of no use; | have taken
s'richnnc; | want to die" The mind Of the
deceased has been affected since the death of his
vie about year ago. The Guards are jus,
now earnestly considering the project of building
an armory. They have been literally encour-
aged in The enterprise SO far, and it is hoped that
the encouragement will be OF such character as
to guarantee the success of the project II is in
tended 10 combine armory and public hall all in
one, the Guards believing that by doing the
receipts from public entertainments will mntcii-
ally assist in putting on the finishing touches
keep up repairs etc.